How to Read Effectively 1 II Two types

How to Read Effectively 1

II. Two types of reading A. Intensive reading B. Extensive reading 2

II. Two types of reading A. Intensive reading 1. Definition 2. Goals 3. Focus-preview vs. review 4. Steps 5. Difficulties in comprehension. 3

A. Intensive reading 1. Definition To read intensively is to concentrate effort on a short piece in order to learn the basic skills of the language. 4

A. Intensive reading 2. Goals To introduce you to the different features of the English language e. g. (1) grammar: tenses (2) vocabulary: wind up When I wind up my watch, I start it. When I wind up my essay, I end it. foot to foot the bill 5

A. Intensive reading 2. Goals To improve your reading comprehension To arouse your interest in the texts (in articles written in English by native speakers) To help you develop your ability in working independently. 6

A. Intensive reading 3. Focus preview vs. review Which is more important in intensive reading? 7

A. Intensive reading 3. Focus Preview (1) It helps you improve your ability in solving problems independently. 8

A. Intensive reading 3. Focus Preview (2) It makes it possible for you to come to class with some preparation and clear purpose. I know. I think I know. I don’t know. 9

A. Intensive reading 3. Focus I don’t know. e. g. The progress of the evacuation was watched with anxious eyes and growing hope. 10

A. Intensive reading 4. Steps Before class In class After class 11

Before class (1) Survey a text Key ideas: Classroom interaction Role of the teacher Students’ role Memorizing vs. inquiring mind Pure lectures few Title of the piece: the undergraduate classroom Questions raised: What is the environment? What is expected of the teacher? What is expected of the student? What is the concept underlying the approach? 12

Before class (2) Reread the text From Language to ideas e. g. a. … the faculty member aims to exchange ideas with students, rather than simply tell them what they should know. b. The point is not that Americans have the “right” approach to learning, but that the interactive classroom is a strong feature of US education. You will need to adjust to it. —and in time, take advantage of it. 13

In class Listen to the teachers’ explanation carefully. Compare notes. Your understanding is correct I know. Your questions I don’t know. Your surprise I think I know. 14

After class (1) A careful analysis of the things you find difficult in preview and try to pinpoint where the problem lies. 15

After class (2) A study of the language used in the text. From ideas to language e. g. Rewards in the form of good grades will come if you have an inquiring mind and think for yourself. a. You will be able to get good marks if you like to ask questions and show curiosity and do independent thinking. b. How can you get good marks? You can get good marks if you often ask questions and have your own view. 16

A. Intensive reading 5. Difficulties in comprehension Where does the difficulty lie? 17

5. Difficulties in comprehension Enrichment Reading Band 2 （1）They were subjected to tough exercises in preparation for the weightlessness they would experience in space. Tereshkova trained for 15 months prior to her landmark journey into space. (Para. 3. P. 80. Unit 7) （2）On her return to earth, she received a hero’s welcome. She became a symbol of the new Russian feminism, and of expanding opportunities for women all over the world. (Para. 7. P. 81. Unit 7) （3）John Glenn woke yesterday for his first full day back in space to Louis Armstrong singing What a Wonderful World. (Para. 1. P. 83. Unit 7) 18

5. Difficulties in comprehension Enrichment Reading Band 2 （4）Millions of people watched Senator Glenn rocket back into the history books with Discovery’s launch on Thursday. (Para. 5. P. 84. Unit 7) （5）His voyage into space has little to do with his official duties, and everything to do with budget dollars and NASA’s dream of building a space station, industry analysts said yesterday. (Par. 1. P. 81. Unit 7) （6）(…when the US was competing with the Soviet Union in space) since then, the adversary has become money. (Para. 5. P. 86. Unit 7) 19

5. Difficulties in comprehension Enrichment Reading Band 2 （10）New York is largely filled with people like us who were born somewhere else and came here willing to be lucky. (Para. 1. P. 104. Unit 9) （11）…many people worry that the ethnic differences will make this the Disunited States. (Para. 5. P. 105. Unit 9) （12）But the cosmopolitan influx refreshes (to revive or stimulate) the uniformity of American culture. (Para. 5. P. 105. Unit 9) 20

5. Difficulties in comprehension Where does the difficulty lie? Vocabulary Grammar Background information Rhetorical devices … 21

II. Two types of reading A. Intensive reading B. Extensive reading 22

B. Extensive reading 1. Goals 2. Materials 23

B. Extensive reading 1. Goals To form the habit of reading faster and being able to get the gist. To expose yourself more to the language. To acquire more information through reading. To have more materials for speaking and writing. 24

B. Extensive reading 2. Materials Easier than those of intensive reading e. g. Simplified books Readers’ Digest or easy originals … 25

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